How to make Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse Cake

Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse Cake, an elegant dessert with an irresistible flavor combination, perfect for the holidays to come. This cake has a layer of moist chocolate cake on the bottom, followed by a layer of pumpkin spiced cream and cream, a layer of chocolate cream on top, finished with a layer of shiny dark chocolate ganache. Adorned with beautiful cinnamon sticks and gooseberries, it makes for a perfect autumn dessert.

How to make Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse Cake


source: Home Cooking Adventure

Ingredients
Makes about 10-12 servings

Chocolate Cake
1 large egg
1/3 cup (70g) sugar
1/3 cup (70g) vegetable oil
1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
1/4 tsp (1g) salt
1/4 cup (30g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup (40g) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp (2g) baking powder

Pumpkin Mousse
4 oz (120g) mascarpone cheese
1 cup (240g) pumpkin puree
1/2 cup (60g) powdered sugar
1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
1/4 tsp (1g) salt
1 tsp (3g) cinnamon
1/2 tsp (2g) ginger
1/4 tsp (1g) nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
2 1/4 tsp (7g) gelatin powder
3 tbsp (45g) cold water
1 cup (240g) whipping cream (35% fat), chilled

Chocolate Mousse
7 oz (200g) semi-sweet chocolate
2/3 cup (160g) whipping cream
1 tsp (3g) gelatin powder
1 tbsp (15ml) cold water
1 cup (240g) whipping cream (35% fat), chilled

Chocolate Ganache
3.5 oz (100g) semisweet chocolate
3.5 oz (100g) whipping cream

For decoration, optional
physalis
cinnamon sticks
whipped ganache

 

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